BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: First-half review — SA’s retreat in an advancing world 4 min 2 By Tim Cohen
PAIN FOR PROFIT When the ‘strangers’ came – Chinese rubber giant ‘destroys’ rainforests, indigenous lives in Cameroon 17 min 5 By Tristen Taylor, Arison Tamfu, Ingrid Gercama and Nathalie Bertrams
UNEASY ALLIANCE US reports positive UK, China visits – but Biden-Zelensky meeting and thorny Nato question loom 3 min 0 By An Wentzel
CHIPS ON TABLE US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in China to revive economic dialogue, ease rival tensions 3 min 1 By An Wentzel
STUMBLING BLOC South Africa stands firm it will host BRICS Summit despite Putin arrest warrant conundrum 2 min 3 By Reuters
ISS TODAY OP-ED What the West must do to play an equitable, constructive role in Africa’s democratic development 4 min 1 By Jakkie Cilliers for ISS TODAY
SPY VERSUS SPY US ‘blacklists’ SA flight academy caught up in Chinese military training and security risk saga 4 min 0 By Caryn Dolley
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: South African SOEs — one corporate ring to rule them all 4 min 4 By Tim Cohen
PUTIN PREDICAMENT Ramaphosa to call China’s Xi while Cabinet silent on moving BRICS Summit 4 min 5 By Victoria O’Regan and Peter Fabricius
TURNING POINT OP-ED The fourth scramble for Africa – an opportunity for Africans to dictate the rules of the game 8 min 0 By Mandira Bagwandeen
ISS TODAY OP-ED Nigeria should proactively engage China for free trade success and greater agency 4 min 0 By Teniola Tayo and Muhammed Badamasi
ARMS LENGTH US calls on South Africa to persuade Russia to comply with treaty that limits nuclear weapons 4 min 2 By Peter Fabricius
GROUNDUP Bulldozers clear way for mine through pristine Lower Zambezi National Park 6 min 2 By Charles Mafa
WAR IN UKRAINE Russia relay — Presidency’s intelligence minister jets off to Moscow a week after the army chief’s visit 2 min 23 By Ferial Haffajee
PARLIAMENT Beijing’s offer of help in power crisis was why Eskom chief tagged along to China – Gordhan 3 min 6 By Marianne Merten
COMPANY REPORT Richemont boasts outstanding results as demand for luxury goods burgeons 4 min 0 By Georgina Crouth
DIRCO BUDGET Pandor and DA clash in Parliament on hypocrisy, implied democracy and human rights deficit in BRICS 3 min 23 By Peter Fabricius
ROLLING BLACKOUTS Eskom head in China as South Africa grapples with acute outages 2 min 4 By Bloomberg
CHINESE DOMINATION Ding Liren defies odds to become China’s first men’s world Chess champion 4 min 0 By Alessandro Parodi for Reuters
